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Heavy snow piling up for evening commute

Commuters need to plan on extra time to get home Monday, with heavy snow piling up as a major winter storm wallops northern Utah. Don't be fooled and go by just what you see in Salt Lake County. Davis, Weber, Morgan, Box Elder, Cache and Utah counties were being plastered by the white stuff by mid-afternoon.
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Utah's population grew fastest in nation

Utah's population grew faster than any other state last year, the Census Bureau said Monday. It estimated that Utah's population grew by 2.5 percent between July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008, or by 67,499 people. Meanwhile, the nation's population grew only by an estimated 0.9 percent - or a rate slightly more than one-third as fast as in Utah.
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Utah consumers get break as gas drops, food prices dip

Consumers are seeing a small break this month on their trip to the grocery store, at least if they were shopping for 15 common household goods the Deseret News has been tracking.
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1 in 12 Utahns born in foreign country, census says

University of Utah research economist Pam Perlich notes that great diversity is behind those averages, and cautions people not to stereotype immigrants. While many have lower incomes, "half of our medical scientists in the state are foreign-born. Mario Capecchi, the Nobel Prize winner here at the university, is foreign-born," she said. Ref. Source 9

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Happiest place? Survey says "¦ Utah!

Move over, Disneyland. Your claim as "the happiest place on earth" is being challenged by a new Gallup "happiness" poll that ranks Utah as No. 1 for well-being among the 50 states. Not bad for a state recognized in 2001 as the state with the highest rate of antidepressant use in the United States. Ref. Source 8

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Utah has record numbers of STDs

Young Utahns are contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea in record numbers, prompting state health officials to take aim at STDs through a new and frank public-awareness campaign. A report released Thursday by the Utah Department of Health shows the number of chlamydia cases rose 50 percent in the past five years to a total of 23,166 - making it the state's most frequently reported communicable disease. The number of gonorrhea cases doubled during the same five-year period, totaling 3,451. Ref. Source 5

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It is taco-cart central, and a sign of changing times and culture in Utah.

Five outdoor taco carts are within a block of the corner of State Street and 800 South in Salt Lake City, and each enjoys long mid-afternoon lines waiting for sizzling, aromatic tacos made not only of beef or pork, but also tongue or tripe. A few years ago, no carts, exotic meats or lines were here. Ref. Source 4

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This just shows how well some street vendors are doing in this economy. I hope that they have some type of inspection process by the health department for these vendors.